The Jal Panthers will take on the Lordsburg Mavericks at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Last Thursday, Jal sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Lovington.
Jal took Lovington into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. After all that action, the final score was 25-27, 25-23, 26-28, 25-18, 15-8.
Jal was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lordsburg didn't have done well against Animas recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Lordsburg put the hurt on Animas with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Jal's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Lordsburg, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-2.
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